Re: [Leica] Need meter recommendation.

["Jeff S" <segawa@netone.com>]

I'll second that, though mine's a stock unit: Very straightforward
operation, and if you get results which are significantly off from what you
had planned, it really *is* your fault :-) Probably should tape the ISO
setting into place, as it's too easy to move inadvertently. Pentax does not
appear to have made changes in this thing for an eternity, and they possibly
risk tar and feathering if they change the basic nature of it!

And it uses the same 6V battery as my Hasselblad (but I splurged and bought
a second one anyway)


In case anyone's purchased one of those "other" meters, and is filled with
regret, I am in the market for an inexpensive analog unit or digital unit
offering 1/10th stop accuracy. This is for my densitometer project. If
anyone's got a spare gathering dust, please email
me at segawa@netone.com.

Jeff

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
>I use the old (but still current) Pentax Spot meter, corrected by Zone VI
>for color use. I like this meter because it's basically analog, even though
>it shows numbers and dots. I also like that the reading is read through the
>viewfinder while metering. It's easy to scan the scene, metering on
>highlight, shadow, midtone, all without ever removing the meter from your
>eye. Over the years I have looked at all other spot meters on the market,
>and would not ever trade my Pentax meter for any of them.
>
>Jim
>